Everyone and their dog has been chattering of late about the possibility, however remote, of the Calgary Flames acquiring Jack Eichel. We’ve discussed the pros and cons of it recently, but let’s get into the brass tacks of it all: if the Flames really wanted to trade for Eichel, could they do so and still field a cap compliant roster?
The scuttlebutt is that the Buffalo Sabres want four assets that are the equivalent of first round picks and are skewing towards young players, particularly since they seem to be in the midst of their umpteenth teardown. And since the Flames wouldn’t be acquiring Eichel just to remain among the NHL’s middleweights, presumably they’d like to remove as few pieces from their roster as possible in the process.